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Venture Capital High-Tech Investments

Can We Differentiate the Best from the Worst?

William D. Bygrave, Gregory Johnstone, Michael Matchett and James Roedel
The Journal of Private Equity Spring 2001, 4 (2) 7-17; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/jpe.2001.319979
William D. Bygrave
The Frederic C. Hamilton professor of Free Enterprise Studies at Babson College’s Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship in Babson Park, MA.
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Gregory Johnstone
The chief financial officer and vice president of Management Systems at Sensant Corporation in San Leandro, CA.
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Michael Matchett
Director of marketing for Heifer Project International in Little Rock, AK.
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Vice president of Corporate Development at GiantLoop Networks in Waltham, MA.
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To what extent can we predict the success of enterprises in which venture capitalists invest? This study examines 117 venture-capital-backed companies in the Internet, software, hardware, and semiconductor industries that had initial public offerings between 1994 and 1997. The authors consider strategic and operating criteria, including management. Findings reveal that these companies&' market capitalization correlated with quality of management, R&D expenses, sales revenue, sales revenue growth, industry segment, and the life-cycle stage of the industry.

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The Journal of Private Equity Feb 2001, 4 (2) 7-17; DOI: 10.3905/jpe.2001.319979

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William D. Bygrave, Gregory Johnstone, Michael Matchett, James Roedel
The Journal of Private Equity Feb 2001, 4 (2) 7-17; DOI: 10.3905/jpe.2001.319979
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